Monthly Archives: August 2012

http://www.worldoil.com/Saudi_Aramco_computer_network_attacked_by_virus_operations_unaffected.html Saudi Aramco computer network attacked by virus, operations unaffected By JACOB GRONHOLT-PEDERSEN DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia — A serious computer virus that late Wednesday forced the world’s largest oil producer, Saudi Arabian Oil Co., to isolate all its electronic systems … Continue reading →

http://fuelfix.com/blog/2012/08/20/obama-aide-says-using-petroleum-reserve-is-an-%E2%80%98option%E2%80%99/ The Obama administration is monitoring oil markets and a release from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve remains “an option that is on the table” if prices rise or supply is disrupted, said Josh Earnest, a White House spokesman. “The … Continue reading →

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/17/us-atpoilgas-idUSBRE87G0ZL20120817 (Reuters) – Gulf of Mexico producer ATP Oil & Gas Corp (ATPG.O) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday, blaming the financial fallout from the deep sea drilling moratorium that followed the Deepwater Horizon disaster. ATP, which reported … Continue reading →

http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk01500&num=9680 Rule on Bicycles Repealed at Last By Choi Song Min [2012-08-15 19:59 ] The North Korean authorities have formally repealed a 20-year old public order forbidding women from riding bicycles in urban areas, Daily NK has learned. A source … Continue reading →

Americans Rate Computer Industry Best, Oil and Gas Worst

http://energytomorrow.org/blog/the-united-states-of-red-tape/#/type/all In terms of energy development – we are a nation bound up in red tape. The graphic below hardly exaggerates the current state of play: By federal policy and regulation we’re self-limiting the dynamic potential of America’s domestic energy … Continue reading →